P-I archives: Stadiums

July 19, 2010

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The November 1973 photo caption read: With completion of the domed stadium in less than two years, downtown Seattle will have a balance on the south for the Seattle Center on the north. The new sports facility - larger than Houston's astrodome - will seat 65,000 for football and 60,000 for baseball. Above, John Spellman, King County executive, checks construction progress (on schedule) with Don Gorman, project director for Donald Drake Co., the prime contractor. In the background are supports for seats facing east. The framework for the dome will start going up in December or January.

P-I File

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The November 1973 photo caption read: With completion of the domed stadium in less than two years, downtown Seattle will have a balance on the south for the Seattle Center on the north. The new sports facility - larger than Houston's astrodome - will seat 65,000 for football and 60,000 for baseball. Above, John Spellman, King County executive, checks construction progress (on schedule) with Don Gorman, project director for Donald Drake Co., the prime contractor. In the background are supports for seats facing east. The framework for the dome will start going up in December or January.